01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2025 Rockwood Freedom 1940FT at 2,188 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 1,027 lb and a tongue weight of 215 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 16' 7" long. Forest River prints its tanks as 20 gal fresh.
Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year); model year 2025 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the 1940FT differs from the other 53 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2025). How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 9.8%: third-smallest of 54, between the HW276 (9.1%) and the 232ESP (10%).
- Tongue weight, 215 lb: fifth-lightest of 54, between the 1640LTD (196 lb) and the 1910FT (220 lb).
- Dry weight, 2,188 lb: eighteenth-lightest of 54, between the 1930FT (2,178 lb) and the A123RG (2,193 lb).
- Length, 16 ft 7 in: shared with the 1920FT, 1930FT and 1940F; of 54, fourteen shorter and 36 longer, nearest the 2280LTD, A121FD and A123RG (16 ft 5 in) and the 1910ESP and 1910FT (16 ft 9 in).
- Cargo capacity, 1,027 lb: 25th-largest of 54, between the 2280 (1,011 lb) and the 1910FT (1,047 lb).
- Fresh tank, 20 gal: shared with the 1640ESP, 1910ESP and 21 others; of 52, sixteen smaller and twelve larger, nearest the 1640FT, 1920FT and eleven others (18 gal) and the 1950, 2280 and ten others (26 gal).
Next to the 1930FT (2026 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 1940FT is 10 lb heavier by dry weight, has 30 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 20 lb lighter and has a fresh tank 2 gal larger; the two publish the same length.
Next to the A123RG (2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 1940FT is 5 lb lighter by dry weight, has 90 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 95 lb lighter, is 2 in longer and has a fresh tank 2 gal larger.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 16' 7"
- Exterior height
- Not published by Forest River
- Exterior width
- Not published by Forest River
- Interior height
- Not published by Forest River
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,188 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Forest River
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,027 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 215 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- Not published by Forest River
- Black water
- Not published by Forest River
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Also sold as (identical figures)
- Forest River Flagstaff 194MT — the 2025 Flagstaff brochure prints the same UVW, cargo capacity, hitch weight and length
- Length as printed (CLOSED LENGTH:)
- 16' 7"
- AXLE:
- 1935
- BOX SIZE:
- 10'
- OPEN LENGTH:
- 20' 5"
- CLOSED HEIGHT:
- 5'
- Weight basis (as printed)
- UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight) and CCC as printed; no GVWR is printed per plan, so UVW + CCC cannot be checked against a GVWR
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
03 The Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplan family
Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT
Forest River prints no GVWR, tire size, interior height, grey-tank, black-tank, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
2,178 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 2,188 lb and Not published by Forest River.
2,193 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 2,188 lb and Not published by Forest River.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 20-gallon fresh tank is about 166 lb of water, 16% of the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT’s 1,027 lb cargo capacity, leaving 861 lb. Across 52 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans the water share runs 7% to 50%, and 27 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1910FT at 16% and Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood ESP 2318ESP at 16%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1910FT, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): length 16 ft 7 in vs 16 ft 9 in; dry weight 2,188 lb vs 2,173 lb; cargo capacity 1,027 lb vs 1,047 lb; hitch weight 215 lb vs 220 lb. They match on fresh tank.
| Rockwood Camping Trailers plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 2,188 | 18 of 54 | 1,299–3,562 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,027 | 30 of 54 | 431–1,844 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 215 | 5 of 54 | 162–400 |
| Length | 16 ft 7 in | 15–18 of 54 | 11 ft 9 in–26 ft 5 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 20 | 17–40 of 52 | 10–26 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1930FT is 10 lb lighter (2,178 lb dry); Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier Hardside A123RG is 5 lb heavier (2,193 lb dry).
| Nearest Rockwood Camping Trailers siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1940FT | 16 ft 7 in | — | 2,188 | — | 1,027 | 215 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1910FT | 16 ft 9 in | — | 2,173 | — | 1,047 | 220 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1940F | 16 ft 7 in | — | 2,147 | — | 1,097 | 244 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1930FT | 16 ft 7 in | — | 2,178 | — | 1,057 | 235 | 18 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 1920FT | 16 ft 7 in | — | 2,153 | — | 1,087 | 240 | 18 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Hard Side A122 | 17 ft 5 in | — | 2,014 | — | 1,208 | 222 | 20 |
All 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans: Rockwood Camping Trailers line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Freedom 1940FT | — | 2,188 | — | 16 ft 7 in |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 128LS | 3,223 | 2,204 | 8 | 17 ft 0 in |
| Aliner Evolution LG | 3,500 | 2,390 | — | 18 ft 0 in |
| SylvanSport GO | 1,650 | 840 | — | — |
Against the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper LS 128LS is 16 lb heavier; the Aliner Evolution LG is 202 lb heavier and 1 ft longer; the SylvanSport GO is 1,348 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT
How much can the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT carry?
1,027 lb. A full fresh tank uses 166 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT?
215 lb as published, 10% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).
How long is the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT?
16' 7" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
5 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Rockwood Freedom 1940FT. Not published: GVWR, exterior height, exterior width, interior height, grey tank, black tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA files neither recalls nor complaints under the name Rockwood Camping Trailers. That is a filing convention and not a clean record — the roster sits under the parent line, Rockwood & Flagstaff.
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Rockwood & Flagstaff line page.